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The average cost of tuition plus room and board at for a small private liberal arts college is reported to be $8,850 per term, but a financial administrator believes that the average cost is higher. A study conducted using 350 small liberal arts colleges showed that the average cost per term is $9,130. The population standard deviation is $1,200. Let a = 0.05. What is the test statistic for this test? a) +/- 4.37 b) +4.37 c) +0.749 d) -4.37

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          The average cost of tuition plus room and board at for a small private liberal arts college is reported to be $8,850 per term, but a financial administrator believes that the average cost is higher. A study conducted using 350 small liberal arts colleges showed that the average cost per term is $9,130. The
population standard deviation is $1,200. Let a = 0.05. What is the test statistic for this test?

a) +/- 4.37
b) +4.37
c) +0.749
d) -4.37

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Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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The null hypothesis (H0) is that the average cost is $8,850 per term. The alternative hypothesis (H1) is that the average cost is higher than $8,850 per term. Show more…

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The average cost of tuition plus room and board at for a small private liberal arts college is reported to be $8,850 per term, but a financial administrator believes that the average cost is higher. A study conducted using 350 small liberal arts colleges showed that the average cost per term is $9,130. The population standard deviation is $1,200. Let a = 0.05. What is the test statistic for this test? a) +/- 4.37 b) +4.37 c) +0.749 d) -4.37